Sous Chef - Sweden

Do you have what it takes to be the indispensable right-hand in one of Scandinavia’s most innovative hospitality groups? Urban Italian Group is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to support our Head Chef, lead our kitchen brigade and help create unforgettable dining experiences.

Urban Italian Group is the creative's behind the popular Basta casual dining concept and the sophisticated Florentine brand. With 11 restaurants across Sweden and Spain, we serve authentic Italian hospitality to over 3,000 guests daily. Our diverse team of 500 culinary professionals from 53 nationalities is as dynamic as our menu. Blending passion, innovation, and a love for great food.

Our Restaurants:

🍝 Basta – Our casual dining restaurant brand, offering great guest experiences in beautifully designed places, focused around great value for the guests.
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🌟 Florentine – Florentine on the other hand is an international upscale casual dining Trattoria offering culinary experiences in a glamorous setting straight from the Italian movie scene.
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Exciting Future Growth:

• 🍝 Basta is expanding to 18 locations in Sweden by 2030.
• 🌟 Florentine is continuing its international expansion, with targets including Madrid, the Middle East, Oslo, and beyond.
• 🫒 Villa Valentina
  , a modern Spanish tapas restaurant set to open in Stockholm by spring 2026.

Culture and values:

We value everyone within our team and are really grateful you are here. We believe each of us contributes to the well being of our ecosystem. This goes beyond just serving people, we take people in and truly look after them; guests and team alike.
Our core values: Passion, Trust, Entrepreneurship & Authenticity are our guiding light in everything we do.

As our Sous Chef, you are the essential support to our Head Chef, ensuring seamless and inspired kitchen operations. In this role, you'll:

• Collaborate & Innovate: Work closely with our Head Chef to craft and execute innovative menus.
• Lead by Example: Supervise and motivate the brigade, leading by example to maintain excellence.
• Uphold Quality: Oversee food quality, cost control, and kitchen food safety, ensuring every dish reflects our high standards.
• Drive Culinary Excellence: Bring your expertise in Italian cuisine to elevate our offerings and sustain our signature flavours.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Leverage your Italian cuisine expertise to streamline processes, ensure consistency, and provide decisive leadership for our team.

Main responsibilities as Sous chef:

• Planning and directing food preparation ensuring food is prepared properly by kitchen staff. Supervise and assist in the preparation of all food in their place, ensuring their section of the kitchen has all necessary work completed prior to the commencement of service.
• Manage kitchen operations in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Help control costs, ensuring operations stay within budget and profitability targets are met.
• Be aware of all relevant food suppliers and their products and order accordingly as and when necessary due to business demand when necessary.
• Ensure all work areas of the kitchen, dry stores and refrigeration are always maintained in a clean and hygienic condition and especially after your shift has finished. Ensure adherence to health and safety regulations.
• Ensure all staff within your team are well briefed on the daily responsibilities and are given constant supervision and motivation on all aspects of their work.
• To assist other sections of the kitchen in the production and service of all relevant food items or with the cleaning down of sections as and when required due to the workload.
• To ensure that the agreed standards of food preparation portioning, cooking, and presentation.
• To help supervise the training of all new staff members to the department in the standard required by the Head Chef.

These tasks require attention to detail, great leadership time management skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment to consistently produce exquisite dishes and create world class working environment.

Joining Urban Italian Group means becoming part of a vibrant,…